Musical instrument.



No;- 873,289. I PATENTED DEC. 10, 1907. J. A. BARTHOLOMBW.

MUSICAL INSTRUMENT.

APPLICATION FILED APE. 20.1901.-

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JOHN A. BARTHOLOMEW, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

MUSICAL INSTRUMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec.- 10 1907.

Application filed April 20, 1907- Serial No. 369340.

Musical Instruments, of which the following is a specification, such as will enable those skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to musical instruments of the class known as mouth organs a transverse tubular member or whistles, and the object thereof is to provide' an instrument of this class which is an improvement on that described and claimed in United States Letters Patent granted to me July 7, 1903, Number 733,122.

The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, of which the accom-' panying drawing forms a part, in which the separate parts of my improvement are designated by suitable reference characters in each of the views, and in which Figure 1 is a top or plan view of one form of my improved musical instrument. Fig.2 a side view thereof. Fig. 3 a section on the line 3, 3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 a back edge view of the instrument shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 5 a view similar to Fig. 1 but showing a modification. Fig. 6 a side view of the device as shown in Fig. 5, and:Fig. 7 a section on the line 7, 7 of Fig. 5.

My improved musical instrument as shown in Figs. 1 to 4 comprises a body portion a, composed of top and bottom plates 0. connected at the rear edges as shown at a in Fig. 3 and forming a central chamber a. The top and bottom plates a are provided centrally thereof with an aperture of, and the side edges of said plates are curved inwardly, or tapered forwardly, to a point a as shown in Fi 1, and said plates together with side mem ers a form a closed box-shaped device having a forwardly directed neck portion a which'is open at the front as shown at 0 The above described construction forms a box-shaped device of the form shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and closed at all points, except for the apertures a and the open neck portion a Connected with the neck ortion a is into which the said neck portion (1 opens, and said tubular member I) is, in the form of construction shown, open at both ends. The neck portion a is also preferably provided in the top and bottom parts thereof with apertures c, and in the operation of this device the body portion thereof is inserted into the mouth and the lips are pressed firmly on the top and bottom parts thereof at the point where the neck portion a joins the body portion a. When the device is inserted into the mouth in this manner, all the flat body portion thereof up to the neck portion a is inclosed in the mouth and the neck portion a projects from between the lips and byblowing on the device, or through saiddevice, the musical sound or notesare produced in the same manner as in my prior patent hereinbefore referred to.

The construction shown in Figs. 4 to 7 inclusive, is the same as'that shown in Figs. 1 to 4, except that a horn d is connected with the tubular member I), and the said tubular member is rovided at the front with a longitudinal s ot or opening b which communicates with the horn d, and said horn in the form of construction shown, is flat and oblong in form and rectangular in cross section. The holes or apertures c, c and c in the body and neck portion of the device are also employed in this form of construction, but said holes or apertures may be omitted if desired, and the operation of the construction shown in Figs. 3 to 7 inclusive, and the results produced thereby, will be substantially the same as with the construction shown in Figs.

1 to 4 inclusive.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A musical instrument or mouth whistle composed of top and bottom plates, connected at the back and at the opposite sides and open at the front and provided centrally with a ertures, said device being provided at the ifont with an open extended neck portion, and a transversely arranged open tubular member connected therewith and in communication therewith.

2. A musical instrument or mouth whistle composed of top and bottom plates connected .at the back and at the opposite sides and open at the front and provided centrally with apertures, said device being also provided at the front with an open extended composed of top and bottom plates connected at the back and at the opposite sides and open at the front and provided centrally with apertures, said device being also provided at the front with an open extended neck portion, having a transversely arranged tubular member connected therewith and in communication therewith and open at both ends, and said tubular member being open at the front side thereof and provided with a horn which communicates therewith.

4. A musical instrument or mouth whistle composed of top and bottom plates connected at the back and at the opposite sides and open at the front and provided centrally with apertures, said device being also provided at the front with an open extended I I neck portlon, having a transversely arranged tubular member connected therewith and in communication therewith and open at both ends, and said tubular member being open at the front side thereof and provided with a horn which communicates therewith, the neck portion of the device and the back portion thereof being also provided with holes or' apertures.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name in presence of the subscribing witnesses this 19th day of April 1907.

JOHN A. BART]lOliOMlCW. l/Vitnesses:

C. E. HULREANY, A. VORDEN Gums. 

